Vermont authorities have caught up with a man they say stole a pickup truck, left it near a swamp after a pursuit, and got a change of clothes from someone else after saying he fell through the ice.

Police charged 21-year-old Michael Jenkins of Barre with burglary, aggravated operating without the owner's consent and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Police said on Thursday night, the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of someone taking the pickup from a Hyde Park home. The homeowner followed, forcing the man off the road and into a field. The man drove toward a swamp, then ran into the woods.

The resident who gave him new clothes also gave him a ride to a market in Eden Mills, where he was arrested.